Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-19
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WAsHINGToN, Jan. I5.-Secretarv Lamar
arrIvet to-day with his handsome Uridr.
Wagers mad been laid by clrrks in the depart
m"nt, who see daily evidences OF bus abstract
dHes that the Seer eiary would come on
W tuout her, but he didn't, an nc proved to
be very gallant and attentive bridegroom.
few day before he Went TO Georgia to get
married ecietary Lamar had occasion to
speak o. his alice aOseut- m ndedneos. Hi.
friends, who saN lie intend Il to lnvlte his
family ana friends to his We iding, but FORGOT
TO send out the invitations, recall what he
saiu zen.
"Il's an Dosh" said Mr.. Lamar, ''to call me
ab-en died. was never assent minded
nor h"w lder, d IN my life, exc pt IN battle.
IA Otliciai life can Keep rs stray hit and reg
uldr c O"k. But Pl own up TO Jting
DewIld, red in battle. never knew where |
was nor where the enemy were. After mad
,Gp In two or thu &c ligh' 8 concluded that
must Jay down some definite rule OF conduct
Ia f-Lt 10 which could huld myseif. for If
| did not, | could not tell where my be y ilder-
ment might some Jay take me aud nay regI-
IN mt. | decided that no matter what hi
pened | would alw - go ahead I'm straight
line just a. lar a. circum,Ja oes and The
enemy would let me, 1t the battle of
nlam~uurg followed this rule far
that it nearly cost our pc Jple the rtTvices of
III yse / auu regig ent. # IL had not he, n for
4. r. Hill uy first eXtende acquaintance
with the North would have been made from
the slender CufgL of Vausr re to be had in
military prison. charged ahead so hot and
20 1sJ that when | n p,ted nv eutIre regiment
was through the enemy's lines an IN Jhrir
rear. Hill, how ever, came up on each SIDE of
nv regiment and drove the enemy back. As
ne ne up to me he sad: 40. l. mar, do
you know where you areE' had to ack nOwl-
euge d very limited amount of Information on
mat pom. ami was ueVe. more surprised in
my life than to learn tnat had gone through
the enemy's lines. Gen. Hill told me to take
my regiment to the rear and let his men go
on, but begged to be permitted to gn OF. ana
so my regiment was put in line with Hills
brigades AID went on.
81 used to think" Mr.. Lamar went 90 to
say, "be ore saw much lighting. tn at the
slaughter must be friShtful. C 'uld not zee
how. where 80 many Dul ctr were flying, there
as an chance at all for men to escape uelng
hit. But soon wondered how anybody WIS
hit al all. M men mat day at " liiIamsbur
IN Il the .nse yes all out of ammunition twice.
When we went INTO biyouaC at night | went
about asking The boy how they felt. l met
one big MissssppIan from my home town.
"'Juhn. did you fir. of a your POWDER"
NO he said i ried hard al day, Colonel,
to do my best, and | didn't fire Gu. twice.
All day long didn't draw bead ons YanAte
uu LUlce. I've got my ammunition here,'
ami he tapped nis Cartrid e boz.
"'Yuu ircd twic, > SAID. Did you hit 'em
tn Ise mr~H
"'Werl. Colonel, to tell the truth, / missed
one Yank ami IN in doubt about the other
That Illustrates ar" SAID he Secretary
"A lot of men march out and proceed to
create. "a lot Of accidents. The side that can
IOduce the mo- aCclden s for tina greatest
number Of consecutive hours wins the day"